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The Berytech “trilogy” Dr. Nicolas Rouhana

The Berytech “trilogy” Dr. Nicolas Rouhana. About ideas/innovation. «  The best idea in the world, plus 1$, buys you a decent cup of coffee: ideas without people and the money to turn them into realities , remain … ideas !!  ». Startup Life Cycle. Seed & Support.

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The Berytech “trilogy” Dr. Nicolas Rouhana

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  1. The Berytech “trilogy” Dr. Nicolas Rouhana

  2. About ideas/innovation • « The best idea in the world, plus 1$, buysyou a decentcup of coffee: ideaswithout people and the money to turnthemintorealities, remain… ideas !! »

  3. Startup Life Cycle Seed & Support Prepare & Motivate Facilitate Monetize Grow & Expand Higher Education • Business • Angels • 3Fs • Seed Funds Incubation Mentorship Venture Capital Funds Business Plan Competitions Industry Clusters Exit Strategy

  4. Today ! Seed & Support Prepare & Motivate Facilitate Monetize Grow & Expand Higher Education • Business • Angels • Kafalat • Seed Funds • Grants Business Plan Competitions Venture Capital Funds Incubation Mentorship Industry Clusters Exit Strategy Other?

  5. About Saint-Joseph University (USJ) • Founded in 1875, one of the leadingprivateuniversities in Lebanon • 12 Faculties, 1 School, 2 Institutes • 4 Campuses & 3RegionalUniversityStudyCenters • 1 UniversityHospital (Hôtel Dieu de France) • Over 10,000Students • Covers all Science Topics & Disciplines • Scientific – Social – Religious – Human • – Medical – Health - Technological • www.usj.edu.lb

  6. About Saint-Joseph University (USJ) (2) • USJ spearheadedtwoleadingTechnologialPoles in Lebanon: Berytech I & II • Objectives Facilitatethecreation of companies Provide assistance in theirdevelopment Fund startups Create jobs for graduates (Limitbrain-drain)

  7. Berytech Technological Pole • Location • Faculty of Engineering - Campus of Science & Technology • Total cost : 5.5M$ • Total Build up area: 8,000 m2 • Total offices space: 3,000 m2 • Total common area : 5,000 m2 • Incubation & Business hosting spaces • Videoconference auditorium & Training Center - Conference rooms • Cafeteria/restaurant/food court • Business center / Exhibition hall • Management: Berytech scal • Private shareholders • 1M$ startup capital • Income for university !

  8. Campus of Science & Technology R&D lab Faculties & Research labs Aquapark& Country club 800-seat auditorium Berytech Technology Incubator Sports arena Dorms

  9. About Campus ofScience & Technology 80,000 sqm of land 3 Faculties: Engineering, Business Computer & Management, and Faculty of Science 8 Research Labs (Electronics, ICT, telecom, water, environment, materials, chemical, agro-food) More than 50 researchers & 1,700 students on Campus Berytech: 30 technologySMEs / 250 professionals 800-seat auditorium; closed sports-arena

  10. Support services Service offered Project maturity Networking Help in financing Clustering Innovation mngmt Internationalization Mature SME Business counselling Help with technology Business plan to get finance Incubation grants Start up Projects holders Project assessment Ideas elaboration Rough business plan Entrepr. training Type Incubator Hot Desks 15-30sqm Nursery/Accelerator 45-70sqm Company Hosting 90-200+sqm of hosting

  11. Conducive environment • Hassle-free quality environment • 24/7 electricity – UPS - telephone lines - Internet access, parking, security, Maintenance and Janitorial service - Reception and Secretarial service • Hi-tech environment • Videoconferencing, training & documentation center • Near-by Technological Platforms

  12. Programs for entrepreneurs

  13. Links with Universities • Open-doors, Job fairs, roadshows • “From .edu to .com » (4th edition) • Operation7ème jour • Social • Initiation to entrepreneurship • Junior-Entreprise • Punctual training for industries • e-business, social media networking, iPhoneappdvpt

  14. 9th edition Incubation awards • Since 2002: Access to $300,000 Berytech grants for 27 startup projects

  15. Opening Corporate Innovation to Entrepreneurship

  16. Broadband Internet Access Berytech is hosting and managing the Internet Exchange Point (IXP) of Lebanon www.beirutix.net The Campus is one of the 250 initial beneficiaries of the National Broadband Network plan consisting of fiber-optic connections across the country within the next 18 months

  17. International First full EBN member with EU-BIC (Business Innovation Center) label in MENA since 2006 SOFTLANDING MATCHMAKING EUROEXPO BUSINESS BOOSTING

  18. Berytech Technology & Health Created: 2006 – Campus of Medical Sciences Promoter: University Saint-Joseph + 3 NGOs Total cost : 3.5M$ Operating grant of 1.5MEuros from EU Total Build up area: 4,000 m2 Total offices space: 2,500 m2 Videoconference facility Training Center - Conference rooms Common areas: Lounge, business center Income for university !

  19. Berytech Technology & Health Health Faculties USJ Research labs Health Technopole 20 startups/SMEs 150 jobs created

  20. KEY FIGURES • Since 2002 • 136 entitieshosted • 72 entities « graduated » • > 550 job creations • > 150 entrepreneurstrained • Hostingaround 60 entities TO > 20M$

  21. Cluster: Image industry Laboratory for movie (15/32mm) development Laboratory of telecinema Laboratory for film restauration and storage Digital Editing and post-production 2D graphics/animation/cartoon 3D architectural/walkthrough Sound studio editing Movie/video clips/TV program productions Fondation Liban Cinéma

  22. Case 1 Edulab.com.lb Multimedia CDs (physics & chemistry school curriculum) Winner 2007 MIT Arab Business Plan Competition (1560 applicants)

  23. Case 2 Paravision.org DigitalPostcards WSIS winners 2005 EuroLeadersAwards 2006 New packaged services/products: Touchless screens

  24. Case 3 Apstrata.com PaaS cloud-computing technology platform Ranked 4 in Lebanon Allworld Network

  25. Case 4 Activeidentity.net RFID solutions Finalists in the MedVenture competition

  26. Funding for Technology Startups Started 2008 Seed Capital Fund 6 million USD Investments from 100k$ to 1.2M$ Shareholders 2 multinationals: Cisco & Intel Leading Lebanese ICT companies 5 banks University (Income!) Portfolio: edulab, activeID, dermandar, apstrata

  27. Berytech: Intel Endorsement “Craig Barrett” Center at Berytech (April 2007) Intel Capital invests 500k$ in Berytech Fund (VC fund for technology startups) in 2008

  28. Upcoming events

  29. Contacts www.berytech.org Mkalles, Lebanon Tel: +961 4 533040 Fax: +961 4 533070 www.berytechfund.org Mkalles, Lebanon Tel: +961 4 533040 Fax: +961 4 533070 bth.berytech.org Beirut, Lebanon Tel: +961 1 612500 Fax: +961 1 611005 Nicolas Rouhananrouhana@berytech.org Twitter: @berytech, @nrouhana FaceBook, LinkedIn, Blog, YouTube

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